UFC UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 Final

Featherweight

Patricio Freire vs Dooho Choi

Patricio Freire
#14Brazil

Patricio Freire

“Pitbull”

38-9

Winner

VS
Dooho Choi
South Korea

Dooho Choi

“The Korean Superboy”

17-5-1

Winner

Patricio Freire

KO/TKO (Punches · Head · From Half Guard) · Round 1 — 3:28

19 September 2026 · Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, USA

Key takeaways

  • Patricio Freire beat Dooho Choi by KO/TKO in round 1 at 3:28.
  • Patricio Freire landed 38 of 75 total strikes, with 0:05 of control time.

Tale of the tape

Patricio FreireDooho Choi
38-9Record17-5-1
39Age on fight night35
5′5″ (165 cm)Height5′10″ (178 cm)
65″ (165 cm)Reach70″ (178 cm)
145 lb (65.8 kg)Weight145 lb (65.8 kg)
—StanceOrthodox
Pitbull BrothersTeam—
Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilFromDaegu, Yeongnam, South Korea

Fight statistics

38of 75 · 51%Total strikes landed20of 46 · 43%
29of 65Head strikes17of 42
9of 9Body strikes3of 4
1Knockdowns0
0:05Control time0:00

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Patricio FreireRoundDooho Choi
38/75strikes0/0TD1KD0:05controlR120/46strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Form going into the fight

Patricio Freire

  1. LAaron Picounanimous decision2026
  2. WDan Igeunanimous decision2025
  3. LYair Rodriguezunanimous decision2025
  4. ?Daniel Straussubmission R4 4:492015
  5. ?Daniel WeichelKO/TKO R2 0:322015

Dooho Choi

  1. WDaniel SantosKO/TKO R2 4:292026
  2. WNate LandwehrKO/TKO R3 3:212024
  3. WBill AlgeoKO/TKO R2 3:382024
  4. DKyle Nelsonmajority decision2023
  5. LCharles JourdainKO/TKO R2 4:322019

Also on this card

Joshua Van vs Alexandre PantojaFlyweightunanimous decisionArman Tsarukyan vs Mauricio RuffyLightweightKO/TKO R1 4:56Gable Steveson vs Sean SharafHeavyweightKO/TKO R1 0:12Renato Moicano vs Brian OrtegaLightweightAlonzo Menifield vs Iwo BaraniewskiLight Heavyweightsplit decision

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